Towers are being placed in a floating position?

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#1

  1. What do you want to achieve?
    I’d like the tower to be spawned at floor level as it is in the preview before it is placed.

  2. What is the issue?
    The tower is spawned in a floating position.

Code for the event firing (where position data is sent)

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, processed)
	if processed then
		return
	end	
	if towerToSpawn then
		if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 then
			spawnTowerEvent:FireServer(towerToSpawn.Name, towerToSpawn.PrimaryPart.CFrame)

		end
	end
	
end)

Code for the actual placement (Module Script)

local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")
local PhysicsService = game:GetService("PhysicsService")
local ReplicatedStorage = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local events = ReplicatedStorage:WaitForChild("Events")
local spawnTowerEvent = events:WaitForChild("SpawnTower")
local tower = {}

function tower.Spawn(player, name, cframe)
	local towerExists = ReplicatedStorage.Towers:FindFirstChild(name)
	if towerExists then
		local newTower = towerExists:Clone()
		newTower.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame = cframe
		newTower.Parent = workspace.TowersPlaced
		newTower.HumanoidRootPart:SetNetworkOwner(nil)	
		
		for i, objects in ipairs(newTower:GetDescendants()) do
			if objects:IsA("BasePart") then
				objects.CollisionGroup = "Tower"
			end
		end
	end	
end

spawnTowerEvent.OnServerEvent:Connect(tower.Spawn)

return tower

I’m currently going off a tutorial while making this that is ~1yr old.

If you need any other information then let me know and I’ll get you that information as soon as possible!

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#2

Are the placeholder tower and the tower you spawn the same size?

#3

Yep, they’re both the same size!

#4

You should reference .HumanoidRootPart instead of .PrimaryPart to keep it consistent.

LocalScript code:

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, processed)
	if processed then
		return
	end	
	if towerToSpawn then
		if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 then
			spawnTowerEvent:FireServer(towerToSpawn.Name, towerToSpawn.HumanoidRootPart.CFrame)
		end
	end
end)
#5

I’ve added that and I get the same results, a floating tower.

#6

I may have found something that could help; When setting the “HipHight” property in the Humanoid, it is level to the ground, but when in the state where the user is chosing where to place it, the tower is in the ground. Here is the code that manages the raycasting and stuff I believe :]


RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	if towerToSpawn then
		local result = mouseRayCast({towerToSpawn})
		if result and result.Instance then
			if result.Instance.Parent.Name == "TowerArea" then
				canPlace = true
				colorPlaceHolderTower(Color3.new(0,1,0))
			else
				canPlace = false
				colorPlaceHolderTower(Color3.new(1,0,0))
			end
			local x = result.Position.X
			local y = result.Position.Y + towerToSpawn.Humanoid.HipHeight + (towerToSpawn.PrimaryPart.Size.Y / 2)
			local z = result.Position.Z

			local cframe = CFrame.new(x,y,z) * CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(rotation), 0)
			towerToSpawn:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(cframe)
		end
	end
	
end)
#7

Alright thanks for the clarification. You may have to subtract the .HipHeight on the CFrame when positioning it.

LocalScript code:

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, processed)
	if processed then
		return
	end	
	if towerToSpawn then
		if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 then
			spawnTowerEvent:FireServer(towerToSpawn.Name, towerToSpawn.PrimaryPart.CFrame - Vector3.yAxis * towerToSpawn.Humanoid.HipHeight)
		end
	end
end)
#8

Sadly, the tower is still experiencing the same effect.

#9

Could you show a picture?

#10

I apologies


for taking so long to respond. I’ve recorded a video instead of taking a picture :] hope it helps!

#11

You said this as your problem, but it doesn’t look like that’s happening in the video.

It also seems like there’s an invisible block you placed.

#12

image

I didn’t. It is not edited. And what do you mean by invisible block? like one under the character?

#13

You said you wanted it to be spawned at floor level as it is in the preview. I assumed this meant it was in the right position in the preview but when you clicked, it just spawned in the air.

Yes

#14

Hmm, there is non in the model :thinking:

#15

Change your raycasting code to this:

RunService.RenderStepped:Connect(function()
	if towerToSpawn then
		local result = mouseRayCast({towerToSpawn})
		if result and result.Instance then
			if result.Instance.Parent.Name == "TowerArea" then
				canPlace = true
				colorPlaceHolderTower(Color3.new(0,1,0))
			else
				canPlace = false
				colorPlaceHolderTower(Color3.new(1,0,0))
			end
			local x = result.Position.X
			local y = result.Position.Y + (towerToSpawn.PrimaryPart.Size.Y / 2)
			local z = result.Position.Z

			local cframe = CFrame.new(x,y,z) * CFrame.Angles(0, math.rad(rotation), 0)
			towerToSpawn:SetPrimaryPartCFrame(cframe)
		end
	end
	
end)

LocalScript:

UserInputService.InputBegan:Connect(function(input, processed)
	if processed then
		return
	end	

	if towerToSpawn then
		if input.UserInputType == Enum.UserInputType.MouseButton1 then
			spawnTowerEvent:FireServer(towerToSpawn.Name, towerToSpawn.PrimaryPart.CFrame)
		end
	end
end)